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EPIC 11-06-04: EPIC ? Ahh well, EPIC... Some of the things work, some don't... With the new version of FS-C I managed to make the inputs work mostly. Those that don't are mostly due to my mess in cabling and soldering. The outputs are another story. Even with the help of FS-C I still have not managed to get the LED's come on when they should. They do come on, sort of - but not when they should. Another thing is that I have been unable to fathom up to now is which version of EPIC and its components I am supposed to use. When I write new code or copy code from other people's projects I get compilation errors "en masse". The syntax does not go together. Nobody has been really able to help in this respect and I am about ready to give up on this. After I have restarted my activities now after the move, I am looking at other solutions like Photon or FSBus. I will probably try to stay with EPIC for the inputs as far as possible and use something else for the outputs. Long time since I have written anything on this page, but I thought I should share some more thoughts on hardware for the cockpit on these pages... This is written in late fall 2006: First of all, I have mostly given up on EPIC. I still use it for some inputs together with FS-C, but those are getting less and less. I had learned to master how to assign NQW's and control inputs with FS-C, but I had never managed to control LED's, not to talk about 7-segment displays. I simply do not have the time and patience to learn a programming language at this time. Maybe in a couple of years, but definitely not now. So I turned to PHOTON. This worked really well, developed and sold by Scott Fausel (a veterinarian, would you believe ?) it allowed me to control 7-segments and LED's in no time, with a (more or less) simple click and fix interface. I never tried his input functions, should have in hindsight. His support was mostly prompt and on time (as long as he was not operating on some kind of animal). Unfortunately, for the community, Scott went out of this business - probably makes more money in his main profession than selling hardware to crazy flightsim builders. In my search for alternatives, I found another one: Flightdeck Technology (FDT) located in the UK. The story of which is here. 31-08-08: Well there it is: I have gotten rid of EPIC, once and for all. Anybody want to buy my hardware ? There is lots and lots of it.... Mail me if you are really interested, I will give it away at a good price (for you not for me, considering what I paid for all that stuff). Once I find the time, I will put up some pages showing what is there to sell with pics and descriptions .... The PHOTON part is also for sale. Worked quite well I must say, at least for the output (display) part in my case. I still hope to be able to use FS-C for the dual joystick functions, but this is in the far future....
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